Thing Three: Checking out the Blogosphere

After checking out Technorati and Google Blog Search, I discovered a whole world of bloggers I never knew existed before. Thanks to Technorati's grid I can analyze the blog search engines. Through Google Blog Search I found Blog-Bib, a source for librarians to read and explore the possible implications of blogs for libraries. I know that a lot of my co-workers are producing really unique and unusual blogs. Not surprising to find out that one out of four bloggers ten hours or more blogging per week. This is getting to be a habit.

Library 2.0 and what it means for me

After reading the footnotes to the Wikipedia entry, I think I have a much better grasp of Library 2.0 and what it means for the future of public libraries and librarians. I like the quote from Sarah Houghton " Library 2.0 simply means making your library's space (virtual and physical) more interactive, collaborative, and driven by community needs." Others suggest that "L2 is partially a response to a Post-Google world". Since Google is my absolute favorite Internet tool, I think there are other new ways out there to find and share information and opinions with the public.Having been a librarian for a lot of years, from my perspective the whole scenario was started when Public Libraries seriously took up the provision of the internet to the waiting public as a way to remain relevant. As long as libraries can assist the public while they cope with changes in their environment, we will remain important to them. So onwards and upwards to the other 21 things and hopefully I will find another "Google" out there.

Hello world!

This is my very first posting. It was not easy for a bookworm to negotiate the instructions but at last I have arrived in Blogville.